Necktie-band holder.



T. C. SPELLING.

v NECKTIE BAND HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-5v, 1915.

1,179,466 V Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

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NECKTIE BAND HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1915.

1,179,466. Patented Apr. 181916.

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NECKTIE-BAND HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

Application filed'August 5, 1915. Serial No. 4.3,?31.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS CARL SPELL- ING, a citizen of the United States 'of America, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Band Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to band fasteners and holders generally though the fasteners and holders herein described are specially suited to the fastening and holding of bands for neckties in place.

Heretofore no means or mechanism was devised to either easily insert, or quickly and firmly grasp and hold, or to release, the free ends of necktie bands. The inconveniences and imperfections of means now in use are generally known and appreciated; and the purpose of this invention is to overcome existing defects and provide means for accomplishing the desired object simply economically and efiecti-vely.

The controlling principle is the application of pressure through a toothed or corrugated member on the fabric of the band, whereby it is firmly held against the smooth surface of a passive member, such pressure being produced by resilient levera e.

The details of the invention will appear from the specific description hereinafter contained, when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof, wherein preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated. It will be noted that the figures are enlargements. In fact small and slender construction is permissible as well as best.

In the drawings :Referring now specifically to the figures, reference characters designating like parts, Figure 1 is a thin sheet of metal in form and condition for being given its final form, as in Fig. 2. Y

The perforations, the use of which is hereinafter shown, are seen on its lower portion and the teeth or corrugations hereinafter referred to appear on the face. of the upper portion. A tongue F is formed in the blank and is outlined as shown in Fig. 1.

Figs. 2 and 3 show general forms of construction, that shown in Fig. 2 best adapted to be attached exteriorly, that is to say, on the rear surface of the tie, and that shown in Fig. 3 best adapted for use in the interior channel which is, in many instances,

provided by manufacturers for'the insertion and retention of the free end of the band. I

F i'g. 4 represents the form shown by Fig. 2 in place, performing its function, and Fig. 5 represents the form of Fig. 3 in place and performing its function on a made up tie which has a channel or opening through its parts, a rent therein appearing the better to exhibit its position and operation.

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of a modified form of the fastener or holder.

At B (Fig. 2) the metal sheet shown in Fig. l is sharply turned and curved back so that the two faces meet at C. At D on the upper face in Fig. 2 are short teeth or corrugations which when the holder is made to assume its final form rest against or near the smooth surface of the opposite portion. At E the edge of the part that has been turned at B is slightly curved up acrossthe face of the lower part. h

F represents a tongue out out of the sheet along the line, in Fig. 1, and left attached at B. Extending in a straight line to G, it

slightly overlaps-and contacts with thepart from which it has been cut. In preparing the sheet this tongue portion may be left thicker than adjacent parts, and in finishing, it may be rounded or otherwise reshaped.

In Fig. 4, the embodiment of the invention shown by Fig. 2 appears in place. At H are small metal clips with barbed points or prongs, penetrating the fabric. Fig. 4 also shows the band after the respective ends of the band have passed under these metal clips. The permanently attached end of the band is, after being drawn under a clip, spread across the lower face of the holder, sewed or otherwise attached to it, and the latter is attached to the tie, through the perforations exhibited in Figs. 1 and 2 and already referred to. After the band is passed around the collar, the free end is drawn under a clip at an upper corner and pulled sidewise between the upper and lower parts of the holder where it is pinched or slightly indented by the teeth or corrugations and automatically held because of the pressure resulting from the presence, connection and cooperation of all the parts. To release the free end, it will be necessary to insert the end of a finger or thumb under the curved edge at I in either of the forms, (Figs. 2, 8) and pull or lift it out. The tongue acts as a lever to assist, regulate and conveniently distribute the pressure on the fabric, and thus facilitate the use of the holder. (It is brought into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 after the other parts of the holder are turned into their final posi tions.)

Fig. 3 represents the holder shown in Fig. 2 with an extension, said extension being flared at the top and curved over at the edges to facilitate introduction of the band and make a smooth retainer through the interior of a tie of the hanger variety, by which is meant a tie the ends of which hang down from the collar in front. The preceding description of the parts of Fig. 2 is applicable to the operating part.

Fig. 6 shows a modified construction in which the cross sectional configuration is rectangular with one side wall removed to present an opening through which the end of the neckband may be inserted laterally. In this view, L indicates the sides having perforated ears S formed on one of said sides, and the other of said sides has the ears R formed thereon, in which perforations Q,

are formed to receive trunnions P. of a lever N. This lever has an enlarged head M which is bent topass through the slot K formed in one of the sides L. The endv of the bent portion M terminates in a toothed edge T for engaging the band of the tie between the plates L. A spring 0 is formed by bending the lever N upon itself and this spring bears on one of the sides L. In this form, the end of the neck band of the tie is passed through the fastener where it is held by the spring pressed lever N. The neck band may be inserted endwise into the fastener or it may be slipped sidewise upon depressing the lever N.

While I have herein set forth special embodiments of the invention, it is with the realization,as will also appear to persons skilled in the art to which it appertains, that it is capable of embodiment in other forms and devices, as may be in accordance with the claim appended hereto.

I claim:

In a band holder of the class described, a clamp comprising a sheet of resilient metal bent upon itself to form coacting jaws, a tongue formed from one of said jaws, one of said jaws being rolled adjacent the bight to establish resiliency, said tongue being bent to partially overlie said jaw member from which it is formed, said tongue being bent to an abrupt angle to extend its end over the edge of the jaw from which it is formed, one of said jaw members having a series of projections formed on the under face and said jawmember having its edge bent to form a guide.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS C. SPELLING.

Witnesses:

VINCENT A. VANVALKENBURG, MOLLIE QUATINETZ.

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